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Understanding SQL and Java Together : A Guide to SQLJ, JDBC, and Related Technologies
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Author: Jim Melton, Andrew Eisenberg
List Price: $49.95
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ISBN: 1558605622
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (May, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 95,830
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Not a book for a coder.
I purchased this book for an independent study and found it severely lacked pertinent information. The core of JDBC is the Java objects that assist you in accessing a database, but this book fails to provide a decent explanation of them. The first 2 chapters are filler on Java and SQL, which someone learning to access a database using Java should already know. If you don't know them, the coverage in this book is hardly sufficient. Descriptions of code examples or discussions leading up to the code examples were probably the biggest shortfalls of the book. There is so much going on underneath that this book fails to explain.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Why are there C code examples in a Java book
I found the the C code examples unbelievable in a book that says it's for Java. The SQL is not your standard JDBC SQL its PL/SQL style. I wish I hadn't opened the CD in the back so I could return it. A waste of time and money. Perhaps if you are a very advanced SQL person and have a lot of experience with Java this might be a helpful book, but then you wouldn't want this book either, nothing good here.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Highly recommended
Very excellent book. Here's why: 1. The book is readable without being verbose. 2. After every English explanation of a topic, there is a short code example. 3. The code examples show just what's relevant -- no fluff. 4. The authors tell you what topics they don't have space to cover in depth, and refer the reader to the appropriate sources.I found this book perfect for getting started with database access using Java.
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